Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

11.3 mi · ▲ 1,870 ft · 4 hr 42 min

Tahoe Rim Trail is an 11.3-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingswood Estates, CA. It climbs 1,870 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,322 – 7,084 ft11.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.24903, -120.06774
Nearest town Kingswood Estates, CA

Directions

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Tahoe Rim Trail

11.3 mi · ▲ 1,870 ft · 4 hr 42 min

Elevation 6,323–7,084 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.24903, -120.06774

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:02 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  3. 0.4 miSharp left, heading S.
  4. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 0.3 miBear right onto BP, heading SW.
  6. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
  7. 1.4 miSharp left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
  8. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 150 ftTurn right onto Hanes Flat, heading SW.
  10. 150 ftTurn left onto Sawmill Flat, heading S.
  11. 0.7 miBear right onto Watson Creek Road, heading S.
  12. 100 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading S.
  13. 0.6 miTurn right onto BP, heading SE.
  14. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading E.
  15. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  16. 350 ftBear right onto Dollar Creek Shared Use Path, heading S.
  17. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  18. 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
  19. 300 ftBear left onto Sawmill Flat, heading SW.
  20. 0.1 miContinue straight onto BP, heading E.
  21. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  22. 350 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading N.
  23. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Watson Creek Road, heading NW.
  24. 50 ftBear left onto Sawmill Flat, heading NW.
  25. 0.7 miTurn right onto Hanes Flat, heading N.
  26. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  27. 150 ftTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading N.
  28. 0.7 miSharp right, heading NE.
  29. 1.4 miSharp left onto BP, heading S.
  30. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  31. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  32. 0.6 miSharp right, heading NW.
  33. 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
  34. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

90% dirt5% gravel2% paved3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:02 PM

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